In Screaming Color

Chapter 16

A short update just to say sorry for being MIA. Mahaba sana ang chapter na ito pero matatagalan pa bago ko matapos kasi dami kong inaasikaso. Next time na ang karugtong ha. Pagpasensyahan niyo na. :)

She heard a knock on the glass door of her balcony and even without looking, she knew who it was.

"Coffee?"

"Yes please."

Bea nods and pats the empty space beside her for Jhoana to sit. The latter, without any argument or excuses, did so. She placed the cup of coffee on the table in front of Bea and held on to her own cup.

"Kamusta na siya? Do you have any news?"

Bea couldn't help but smile to how honest Jhoana could be towards her. It like she really doesn't care, so to say, of what is going on Bea's head. She always asks question not even second guessing if it's too personal or too sensitive. And Bea loves this side of her.

With Jho, she never felt like she was a kid. To be overly protected and treated like a 5 year old who couldn't deal with her problems. Something that is very unlikely of how her friends and family treat her.

Jho has never envisioned Bea as a weak person, to her, she is Bea De Leon. And to that, Bea wonders if Jho was able to know what she has gone through, would she still think of her the same?

"Yeah, she was with Ria last night. Natext ko na din Mom niya to assure her tha her child is fine. Crazy drunk Trey.."

"Hm, that's good.."

Jho smiles and sips on her steaming hot cup of coffee. Bea stares on hers, not really fond of risking a burned tongue. She only likes her coffee warm.

The two were left loving the sunset view outside Bea's balcony. They have allowed the sun to change the color of their skin to orange as it slowly disappear into the horizon.

"Nagkabalikan na ba kayo?"

"Ha?"

Bea responded like a dumb kid too distracted in her class and caught by her teacher. And even if Jho rolled her eyes, she was more attracted by its deep genuine chuckle.

"Nagkabalikan na ba kayo ni Trey?"

Jhoana repeated.

"Uh, no? Of course not."

"Bakit patanong yung no?"

"Kasi nakakaloka yung tanong mo."

Bea stuck her tongue towards Jho. The latter smirked and shifted her sitting position to face Bea. Resting her face on the palm of her right hand.

"Parang nagreconcile na kayo these past few days, or ganyan na talaga kayo noon pa?"

"You are one nosy chick."

"Well, you are one secretive monkey."

Bea acted like she was offended of the term 'monkey'. Opening her mouth and closing it again, waving her finger in the air as if she was about to say something but didn't.

"Baliw! Ano nga?"

Jho slapped the latter's thigh.

"Hindi nga, we'll never get back together, Jho. Jeez."

"Bakit naman hindi?"

"Why should we? Hindi naman dahil may history kami ay given na madali nalang magkabalikan."

"Oh.. Akala ko you two did, and well, nag-away lang kaya nagpakalasing siya."

"We didn't. We won't."